The Omaha Guide
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ^
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9 i Entered as Second Class Matter March 15, 1927 ;
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HISTORICAL EVENTS OF
THE NEGRO RACE
After Columbus discovered
America October 12, 1492, there
were some skeletons dug upon the
Ismus of Panama. When examined,
they were found to be the skele
tons of Africans.
The first old style locomotive
had a negro fireman.
Negro sailors worked on ships
during the revolutionary war.
When Henry M. Stanley explor
ed the African country, there was
a negro man with him.
Phillis Wheatly — A successful
writer.
Ira Aldridge—A famous actor.
Fred Douglas—A forceful orator.
Booker T. Washington—A great j
educator.
Bishop Joseph C. Hartszell of
the Methodist Church had two
Negro missionaries with him in
Africa namely, Joseph C. Sherill
and Joe Davis.
Fifty years ago, the two lead
ing Negro newspapers were the i
New York Age with Thomas For
tune editor and the Indianoplis
Freeman with Geo. E. Knox editor.
Fred Douglas lectured at Harp
er’s Ferry, Virginia on the aboli
tion of slavery, and he also pre
vailed on John Brown not to make
any effort to eleminate slavery,
as he could not be successful.
Horace Greeley and Wm. Lloyd
Garrison were two of the Negroes
best friends before and after Lin
coln’s proclamation abolishing
slavery.
The southern white people told
Here's To An
Electrical New Year!
Who knows? Perhaps war conditions in 1945 will
permit full civilian production of electrical appliances.
That means all those labor-saving, comfort-making
electrical conveniences you’ve been wanting, would
be available again. ... Everybody could enjoy the
unlimited pleasure of electrical living!
So, first, let’s hope the New Year will bring our fight*
ing men back to their homes. And second, let's start
planning now, to live better — electrically — after die
war!
Everybody's Going All-Electric!
CHANGE OF TIME! The brilliant musical show with
NLLbON EDD"\ , *1 lie Electric Ilnur,” is now heard over
Stations KFAB and KOIL Sundav afternoons, 3:30 to 4
, o’clock, C.W.T.
[NEBRASKA POWER COMPANY
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Released by D. S. War Department,
Bureau of Public Relations
HEROIC CHAPLAIN—Chaplain
(Captain) Thomas A. Jenkins of
Charlotte, N. C., recipient of the
Silver Star for gallantry in action
with the Fifth Army in Italy, is in
the United States on leave. As
signed to a Quartermaster truck
group in Italy, Chaplain Jenkins’
citation states that “In an area lit
by brilliant flares, under heavy
enemy fire and bombing, (he) ad
ministered to the dying, assisted
in the evacuation of the wounded
to points of safety and helped in
the identification of the dead.
Throughout the enemy bombing
and strafing, his cool courage and
disregard for his own safety . . .
inspired the officers and men.” U.
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President R. B. Hayes they would
support him if he would take the
U. S. soldiers away from the south.
Henry W. Grady of South Caio
lina suggested after the abolish
ment of slavery that the white
people go into one part of the
United States and the colored peo
ple go in another part, and at the
end of fifty years see which race
made the most progress.
Congressman White of North
Carolina in his last speech told the
U. S. Congress that the next col
ored man elected to Congress was
going to remain there.
Fred Douglas was made welcome
by a group of Quakers in a small
town in Massachusetts at one
time.
U. S. Ser.atory Henry C. Lodge
of Massachusetts once introduced a
bill in the U. S. Senate to have
U. S. soldiers on guard at all elec
tions in the south. President Ben
jamin Harrison was in favor of it.
Rev. J. T. Jennifer, historian of
j the A. M. E. Church was one of
■ the first graduates of Wilberforce
I College.
, A colored farmer in Georgia do
1 nated ten thousand dollars to the
Educational fund of the Methodist
church at one time.
Rev. E. C. Moms of Helena
Arkansas was president of the
National Baptist Convention for a
number of years.
Joe Stewart, a U. S. narcotic
detective, caused the arrest of
many dope peddlers. He maintain
ed an office some years ago in
the U. S. postoffice in Omaha.
Reeves, a deputy marshall of
Fort Smith, Arkansas, at one time
captured one of the desperate In
dian outlaws in Oklahoma.
George Parker, a colored man,
knocked down Zolgosh one minute
after he had shot President Mc
Kinley at the Pan American Expo
sition in Buffalo, New York.
Bishp B. W. Arnett of the A.
M. E. Church, furnished the Bible j
that President McKinley used when
he was inaugurated President of
the U. S.
Wm. Pickens won the Tenike
■ prize at Harvard University when
he wrote the essay on Haiti. U. S.
President, Grover Cleveland paid
him one hundred dollars for a copy
of it.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania was
the home of Blind Tom the great
Negro musician. At one time, they
did not allow any negroes there.
The town was washed away by a
flood of water from a waterworks
dam above the city in 1887.
Dr. Leroy Bundy of East St.
Louis, Illinois was tried and sen
tenced to a prison- term at Chester,
Illinois, and attorney Houston se
cured his release for a new trial
Dr. Bundy made a speech to a
large group in Omaha, and he was
presented with three hundred dol
j lars.
Dr. I. B. Scott was the first
Negro Bishop elected in the Meth
odist Church, ar.d we have six elec
ted Bishops: Camphor, Jones,
Clair, Shaw, King and Kelley. J.
J W. Bowen and M. C. Mason were
mentioned but were never elected.
We truly hope and pray that all
of our boys in the army will always
be respected for the very good
cause for which they are fighting.
As one verse in a sacred song
“All the good we all may do
while the days are going by.” We
will be told many things by those
who will be fortunate to return
about how they suffered and what
they had to endure to bring about
peace on earth and good will to
all mankind.
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HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
COLORED PEOPLE
IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Mrs. C. E. Stephens, sixty-five
years a very useful member of
schools in Little Rock and eighty
Wesley Chapel M. E. Church.
G. W. Thompson, twelve years
alderman of the sixth ward in
Little Rock also helped elect two
colored men, J. E. Jeter and Marion
Henderson. Isaiah Gilliam served
one two term as coroner of Pulas
ki County.
J. E. Rector, has served as Supt.,
of mails at the Little Rock post
office for ten years.
J. R. Rowland served one term
as County Clerk of Pulaski Coun
ty, Sam Garret, chief of police of
Little Rock served one term.
Read the Omaha Guide for all
the news.
HARLEM FIRM TO ORGANIZE
NATIONAL NEGRO FLORIST
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
by Gladys P- Graham
New York (CNS‘ Jess Howard
and Harvey Ford, co-owners of the
Amsterdam Florists, one of the larg
est Negro owned flower shops in
Harlem, reported this week that plans
are underway by their firm to estab
lish a national “flowers to all the
world by wire service," for the use
of Negro florists everywhere, in or
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W\EVERYBODY
must have
VITAMINS
Of course everybody
gets SOME Vitamins.
Surveys show that mil
lions of people do not
get ENOUGH.
A pleasant, convenient
L economical way to be
■ sure that you and your
family do not lack essen
tial B Comolex Vitamin
is to take ONE- A-DAY brand
Vitamin B Complex tablets.
An insufficient supply of B
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digestion, Constipation. Nerv
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iness, Lack of Appetite. There are
other causes for these conditions, but
why not guard against this one cause
by taking a ONE-A-DAY brand
Vitamin B ComplexTablet everyday?
i Important — Get your money's
worth, always compare potencies
and price.
ONEl»l Kf
der to fulfill promptly orders from
civilians and servicemen.
According to the shop owners, as
far as they have been able to ascer
tain, Negroes are not admitted to the
membership in the Florist Telegraph
Delivery Association (FTD) which
telegraphs through the members of
its association flowers to customers
anywhere. This works an unusual
hardship they said on race firms, and
their business is compelled to suffer
from the point of contact and organ
ization.
1 Ford and Howard have decided to
do something to alleviate this condi
tion and are making plans, alont^j
with members of their committee, ^E
take care of Negro florists, and
enable them to telegraph orders
cut flowers and floral pieces throujfig
for delivery. They have request ey
that all florists interested in the pIjBfl
write them at 2003 Amsterdam AvJ||
This is another step on the part of a
lert leaders to breakdown racial dis
crimination and to give service to
masses.
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Original owner will sell 2 lots (cor
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Ideal for 2 or more homes and es
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Make reasonable offer now. Address
Box 1422, Omaha Guide, 2420 Grant
St., Omaha, 10, Nebraska.
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Books of 100—$1.00
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also 2 Garages, 2805 North 24th St.,
Call WE-2217.
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| 24th St., Phone WE. 2217.
MAN WANTED
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